Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaican farmers now have the technology to produce quality crops that can supply both local and international markets. He...

Jamaica is virtually assured of an additional US$180 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), if needed, by meeting all quantitative targets and structural benchmarks in the second review. The...

Cabinet has given approval for a revised budget of $58.3 million for the completion of the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) Commission of Enquiry Report. Making the disclosure at yesterday’s...

Cabinet has approved a proposal to withdraw the one-cent, 10-cent and 25-cent coins from circulation. Making the announcement at today’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing, Minister of Education, Youth and...

Eleven members of the World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors will pay a two-day visit to Jamaica from Thursday (September 14) to Saturday, (September 16). The delegation, representing...

Eleven members of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors, representing 98 member countries from the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, and the...

The Government’s Credit Enhancement Facility (CEF) for micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) has been significantly boosted by a J$2.56-billion (US$20-million) loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The provision...

Timely implementation of key capital projects and reforms by the Government and other stakeholders will be pivotal to the country’s achieving projected growth of between two to three per cent...